Caipirinha

IBA

Brazil's national cocktail, the Caipirinha built its reputation in the sugarcane fields where cachaça — a spirit distilled from fresh sugarcane juice — was the drink of working people. The raw, grassy funk of cachaça paired with muddled lime and sugar produces something simultaneously rustic and bracingly refreshing.

RefreshingClassic

Ingredients

  • 2 ozCachaça
  • 1 ozLime Juice
  • 0.75 ozSimple Syrup

Garnish: Lime Wedge

Preparation

Built · rocks glass · crushed

  1. 1.

    muddle

    Muddle lime and sugar in a rocks glass.

  2. 2.

    add

    Add cachaça and fill with crushed ice.

  3. 3.

    stir

    Stir to combine and chill.

Flavor Profile

dilution
34%
sweet
27%
funky
26%
fruity
24%
citrus
24%
sour
21%